Shloka 80

Āśauca, Daśāha Piṇḍa-Rites, Vṛṣotsarga, Sāpiṇḍīkaraṇa, and the Yama-mārga

Path to Yama

Devanagari script

तृप्तिदं प्रेतशब्देन सपिण्डीकरणावधि / अब्दकृत्यं मयोक्तन्ते समासाद्विनतासुत

Transliteration

tṛptidaṃ pretaśabdena sapiṇḍīkaraṇāvadhi / abdakṛtyaṃ mayoktante samāsādvinatāsuta

Translation

اے وِنَتا کے فرزند! ‘پریت’ کہلانے والے کے لیے ساپِنڈی کرن تک جو سالانہ اعمال (ابدکرتیہ) تسکین بخش ہیں، وہ میں نے تمہیں اختصار سے بتا دیے۔

Word by Word

• तृप्ति-दम्: giving satisfaction
• तृप्ति-दम्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (तृप्तिं ददाति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• प्रेत-शब्देन: by the word “preta”
• प्रेत-शब्देन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रेतस्य शब्दः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• सपिण्डीकरण-अवधि: up to the sapindīkaraṇa rite
• सपिण्डीकरण-अवधि: Adhikarana (Limit/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सपिण्डीकरण (प्रातिपदिक) + अवधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (अवधि-पर्यन्तार्थे); अर्थः—सपिण्डीकरणपर्यन्तम् (up to the sapindīkaraṇa)

• अब्द-कृत्यम्: the annual rites/duties
• अब्द-कृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्द (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अब्दस्य कृत्यम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• उक्तम्: said / stated
• उक्तम्: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: उक्त (क्त) कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भूतकाले—‘said’

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे—‘to you/for you’ (contextually dative)

• समासात्: briefly / in summary
• समासात्: Hetu/Apadana (Source/Reason)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ/क्रमे—‘in brief/from summary’

• विनता-सुत: O son of Vinatā (Garuḍa)
• विनता-सुत: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनता (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विनतायाः सुतः); पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Pretayoni

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Sapindana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Annual (abda-kṛtya) sequence up to sapiṇḍīkaraṇa

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Abda-kṛtya (annual śrāddha duties) are tṛpti-da (satisfaction-giving) for the preta until sapiṇḍīkaraṇa completes the transition.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as sustaining order across generations; saṃskāra as a bridge between gross and subtle domains.

Application: Follow the prescribed annual rite sequence without omission up to sapiṇḍīkaraṇa; treat it as a complete ‘package’ for preta-tṛpti.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: abda-kṛtya list and sequence in this chapter; Garuda Purana: Garuḍa–Viṣṇu dialogue framing (broader text)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Preta
• Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa

FAQs

What is the importance of abda-kṛtya (annual rites) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the yearly śrāddha-related observances are ‘tṛptidam’—they are meant to bring satisfaction to the departed and are part of the prescribed post-death ritual sequence.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It marks the ritual phase where the departed is referred to as ‘preta’ and indicates a progression up to sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, the rite after which the departed is integrated with the pitṛ-lineage in ritual terms.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain timely śrāddha/annual remembrance with sincerity and responsibility, treating ancestral duties as a disciplined practice of gratitude, continuity, and dharma.